An advance copy of the final rule
Federal Register notice to align
our standards with the Animal Welfare Act is available on Postal Explorer at
pe.usps.com.

The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 amended
certain provisions of the Animal Welfare Act pertaining to animal fighting
ventures. The Actís amendments added prohibitions on using the mail service
of the United States
to promote animal fighting ventures or instruments used in animal fighting
ventures.